Author(s): Jennifer Bean Bower, Old Salem Museums and Gardens
ISBN:738543292

# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Members of the Moravian Church who settled in North Carolina were meticulous record keepers, documenting almost every aspect of their day-to-day lives. A significant part of those records is preserved in the form of photographs. Moravian photographers-both professional and amateur-created an enduring legacy by capturing their society and surroundings in faithful detail. Their photographs, which record the towns of Bethabara, Bethania, Salem, Friedberg, Hope, and Friedland, as well as other communities throughout the state, provide a rare glimpse into the historic world of Moravian life in North Carolina.

Author Bio:
Jennifer Bean Bower, Associate Curator of Photographic Collections for Old Salem Museums and Gardens, has assembled a Moravian photograph album that celebrates these people as they worked, played, and worshipped. Featuring archival photographs from the 1860s through the 1920s, this volume is a commemoration of the Moravian people and their lasting and constant presence within the state.